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  1. (no title)

    “Pat - was out makin' hand-shakins in his meadow wan day, an' a terrible whirl bhlast came jusht is he was finishin' off the lasht wan.”

    CBÉ 0463

    Lore

    29 November 1937

    Mrs Davey

    Transcript

  2. (no title)

    “A week from that day there was a fair in Collooney...”

    CBÉ 0463

    Lore

    29 November 1937

    Mrs Davey

    Transcript

  3. Cures

    CBÉ 0463

    Lore

    29 November 1937

    Mrs Davey

    Transcript

  4. The Black Pullet's Egg

    CBÉ 0463

    Lore

    3 December 1937

    Seamus Ó Gamhnáin

    Transcript

  5. Another Way which a Boy May Know His Fortune by

    CBÉ 0463

    Lore

    3 December 1937

    Seamus Ó Gamhnáin

    Transcript

  6. Standing for the Cause (By John O'Dowd M.P.)

    CBÉ 0463

    Lore

    9 December 1937

    Seamus Ó Gamhnáin

    Transcript

  7. The Poetic Beggar-Man

    CBÉ 0463

    Lore

    9 December 1937

    Seamus Ó Gamhnáin

    Transcript

  8. The Three Holy Wells

    CBÉ 0463

    Lore

    5 December 1937

    John Bruen

    Transcript

  9. (no title)

    “About 180 years ago two men were hanged outside Keoghs demense at Geevagh...”

    CBÉ 0463

    Lore

    5 December 1937

    John Bruen

    Transcript

  10. (no title)

    “There is a legend about a rock called Staugia which is situated down near Geevagh...”

    CBÉ 0463

    Lore

    5 December 1937

    John Bruen

    Transcript

  11. (no title)

    “Theres an ould cave that they call uaim na gCailine not far from Staugia.”

    CBÉ 0463

    Lore

    5 December 1937

    John Bruen

    Transcript

  12. (no title)

    “There was two ould women livin' down near Geevagh at war time, all they had ta depend on for a livin' was a few shillins' wages...”

    CBÉ 0463

    Lore

    5 December 1937

    John Bruen

    Transcript

  13. (no title)

    “A man o' the name o' Power who lived at Corran wan time, owned a black heifer...”

    CBÉ 0463

    Lore

    5 December 1937

    John Bruen

    Transcript

  14. The Man who Never Dreamed

    CBÉ 0463

    Lore

    5 December 1937

    John Bruen

    Transcript

  15. Teachers of the Old Schools of Greyforth and Corriganfenson

    CBÉ 0463

    Lore

    19 December 1937

    James Flynn

    Transcript

  16. (no title)

    “Mesel' an Georgie was comin' home from ramblin' wan night in ould Biddy ---'s out there the road.”

    CBÉ 0463

    Lore

    28 December 1937

    George Acheson

    Transcript

  17. (no title)

    “Ballindoon Cross-roads, between mesel an yershrel agra is in me opinion a quare place.”

    CBÉ 0463

    Lore

    30 December 1937

    Seoirse Ó Chogáin

    Transcript

  18. (no title)

    “Me lasht sthory was a good wan, eh, well if ye give me time now, I might remember anether wan for ye...”

    CBÉ 0463

    Lore

    30 December 1937

    Seoirse Ó Chogáin

    Transcript

  19. A Cure

    CBÉ 0463

    Lore

    30 December 1937

    Seoirse Ó Chogáin

    Transcript

  20. (no title)

    “Well this is a cure that happened ta mesel, when I was a young lad I ushed ta be horrid bad wit the toothache...”

    CBÉ 0463

    Lore

    30 December 1937

    Seoirse Ó Chogáin

    Transcript